Washington Post |
Students look for scholarships in some unusual places
Washington Post “For some scholarships, you have to be African American or Indian. . . . For some, you …. He won about a dozen, including a $3,000 first prize from the Done Vida campaign for a two-minute video he produced to promote organ donation. The biggest boon … |
KENS 5 TVDallas hospital to launch hand transplant programKENS 5 TVHis was only the second hand ever donated in Texas. The hand was transported for surgery to Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Experts hope very soon to perform those operations i…
Chicago Executive Airport seeks new directorChicago Daily HeraldRouleau, who worked for the airport about 24 years, took a leave of absence last summer to undergo a bone marrow stem cell transplant, expecting to come back around the beginning of the ye…
Winchester Herald Chronicle |
Lifting for a cause, former rebel earns first gold medal
Winchester Herald Chronicle With his first win under his belt, Stephens’s eyes were opened to his potential in Olympic lifting. All money raised from the event went to help with medical bills of Christopher. With the cost of a stem cell transplant often exceeding $500,000 … |
Sun News Network |
First-time lotto ticket-buyer wins $48 million
Sun News Network “He had to undergo chemotherapy, radiation, he had a stem-cell transplant, he had major back surgery,” Ferrone said. “He’s been out of work for the better part of three years, which means that it’s me that’s paying our bills.” With his cancer in … |
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Services Friday for former Sioux City resident killed in crash
Sioux City Journal Oldenkamp’s funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 2223 Indian Hills Drive, Sioux City. In lieu of flowers, family members request … The non-profit coordinates organ donation across the state. Copyright 2014 Sioux City … |
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Former Sioux Cityan, 18, dies in crash
Sioux City Journal Oldenkamp’s funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 2223 Indian Hills Drive, Sioux City. In lieu of flowers, family members request … The non-profit coordinates organ donation across the state. Copyright 2014 Sioux City … |
Toronto Star |
How volunteers help support Canadians living with cancer
Toronto Star Baxter, a former locksmith, developed leukemia six years ago and underwent chemotherapy and a stem-cell transplant, travelling to Toronto for treatment and continuing to make trips there for follow-up. Through it all, the Canadian Cancer Society was … It’s April, time to support the fight against cancerCampbell River Mirror |
Bury Free Press |
School friends from Bury St Edmunds take on 100-mile cycling challenge
Bury Free Press I had a stem cell transplant last year and I am nine months in remission now. “This bike ride is not only for me but for Jamie, a young girl I was friends with from Haverhill who died of aggressive carcinoma earlier this year. “This bike ride is also … |
GreenPacksIndian actor Aamir Khan donates all his organs for therapeutic purposesGreenPacksThe actor signed the pledge on the occasion of Maharashtra Organ Donation Day, at an event organized by the Zonal Transplant Co-Ordination Centre at the KEM (Kin…